Floral-display stand.



J. H.v BURNS.

FLORAL DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED .JULY 3,1911.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911.

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lNvENTnH J. H. BURNS.,

. FLORAL DISPLAY STAND'.

APPLICATION FlLED JULY 3,1911.

1,012,242. Patented Dee. 19, 1911.

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l INVENTDH" Y. l i Y quickly set up for Jamas n. BURNS, or ruoauew vous.

Finnen-DISPLAY strains.

Reference may be had tothe accompanying drawings, and the reference characters vmarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Similar characters refer to similar parts in the several gures therein.'

Figure l of the drawings is a view inaperspective of my improved floral display-stand set up for use. Fig. 2 is a view in front ele-I vation of one of the end-posts with its footand shelf-brackets opened out for convenience of illustration. Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of one end of a swing-shelf having folded over thereupon the hooks of dif'- ferent lengths whereby it can be hung at different distances below the top-shelf. Fig. 4 is ansend view of one of the end-posts with its footand shelf-brackets in position for use.

My improved display-stagid'is adapted for many uses, and is particularly adapted for use as a support for floral decorations at funerals.

The principal object of the invention is to provide for a more or less elaborate floral display by means of a stand which can .be use, and in use will be largely vconcealed by the floral decorations which it supports, and which can be taken down and packed within a small compass for storage or transportation when not in use.'

Other objects will appearV in connection with the following description.

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferred form, my improved standis shown formed throughout of wire, or rod-iron offsmall diameter.

At each end of the stand is a post, 1, formed of al metal rod or wire bent to U- form, with the loop, 2, thereof flattened and adapted to rest upon the door, the upright branches of the post being connected together by' an upper brace, 3, anda lower brace d; To further brace the construction, and at the Specification of Letters Patent.

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-pivotal connections between the Y, way between the tive shelf-brackets,Which hooks are rammed nee. is, asia.

Application leduly 3, 1911. Serial No. 636,601.

same time formsupports for floral decorations, I have shown Wires, 5, woven across the post. Each post is provided with a pairy of footfbrackets, 6, pivotally mounted upon o@ the side-bars of the post whereby-they are adapted to be folded over upon the post for storage or transportation, and extended at right angles to the postfor use. As a means forv holding the foot-brackets extended at e5 right angles Vto the post for use, i have shown hooks, 7, pivotal ly connected with the lower Grossi-oar, 4, and adapted to engage eyes, 8, on the respective foot-brackets. lThe hooks, 7, It andthe cross-har, 4, are approximately midside-bars of the post, so that said hooks extend diagonally outward to engage the eyes, S, Athereby serving to e'ectively brace and hold the footbraclets- Hooks, 9, on the side-bars 'of the end-post serve to engage the respective foot-brackets to hold the same in folded position when out of use. Each post is provided with one or more shelf-brackets, 10, pivotally mounted 5G thereon similarly tothe foot-brackets' 6.

` Each of the shelf-brackets is upturned atv its outer end at, 11, forming between said. upturned portion, ll, and the upwardly projecting end, l2, of the side-bar of the post, a seat, 13, adapted to receive a top-shelf, 14,

as shown in Fig. l. Said` top-shelf is preferably formed of wire openworlr similar to the construction of the end-posts, and the shelf may be secured in of hooks, 14a, on the top-rod ofthe respecadapted to engage the shelf and prevent upward oi.` endwise movement thereof. When the shelf is in position resting upon the brackets, 10, it serves to hold. the brackets extended at right angles to .the post. Hooks, 1.5, on the side-bars of the posts serve to hold the shelf-brackets in folded position when out of use, the shelf-brackets as W ll as the foot- 1G@ brackets being adapted to e folded over .flatly upon the respective posts when not in use. The posts may be supported the vdesired means of a cross-bar, hook pivoted upon a sidebar of one ofthe posts, and adapted to engage an eye, i?, on a side-bar of the other post. The top-shelf may be provided with one or more hooks, 19, from which floral decorations may be pended. AI have also shown `a swingshelf,

20, similar in construction to the top-slu-xlf,Al

further braced and distance apart by 16, 1n the form of a 3.05

position by means 9G;-

limito@ tl.) adopted to be suspended shelf l;

iii, being iimteirm'liy longer tlm By employing die hooks, shelf, low pofisition, While by empo'yii litoral pieces oli difeentlieigglite oi' sie@ The opeuwol coiistiuetioii. employed my inerme oft' hooks, hooks 22, it will be Supported m :i

lln'ougliout the device :teeilitetes attach" ment of lloret decorations to the #Mid et any desired poin t., ,and Smokes it practically concetti the stand-s waere the loiet diepley is elaborate; mid Where not Gonot-tiled the stiuctuie is not sightly.

When not in use the/device emi be readily tol/:en aportend eompeetiy folded im stof:- or transportation. The swing-sslieltl,,20g een be detached, its rods, 2l. and 2.27 folded ovei upon the body of the shelf, shown. in i, and the borderloops, 2li, com also be l over upon the body of 'tile oliel" their ends being pivoted to the eide-boire oit shelf by bending 'the Wies oi the loops seid side-beers. in lik'moiiiier the i-loops, 25, o' the tf. ebelt omi be told over upon the body of the shelf, The eiiel-biztekets, l0., can be fielded ovei.' one upon die other and loot'n upon the eed-poet., ood the foot-brackets een be eimiloiriy :t` ,ded

l. lfm it device of the class; described,| and in eon'lbiiiation, e poil of endposts; 'footm brackets respectively pivotolly mounted upon the end-posts adopted irii use to be extended lit right :ingles to the poets, and when Jnot in use to be folded over upon the posts; shelfM loi'oeliets ieepeotiveijY pivot-illy mounted upon the end-posts adopted in use to loe extended .fit Eight englee to the posts, and when not in use to lie tele ed ovei upon the posts; l e Shelli adapted to iemovoblj ieet upon "n deviee of the aktes described, and

iii comointtiolij e poil of end-posts having toldotile toot-biacliete and 'Foldable Shelflifocltetsge topeslielt removably sau-)ported by Seid Shelf-brackets; o swing-sliei'; and o plum llty of: sets of hooks of dill'eiont lengths eoioieeted with Swing-shelf and eeve1- oily eiigagezoie with seid top-shelf each set seing odapted :tiene to suppoi't said swingfshelt whereby said swinghel'i con be suspended from Said top-shelf at different dis tonces below the same by one set o1' another oit' :mid hooks interchangeably, Seid hooks being sseveieliy .toldolole upon said Shelf.

d. lo a` device of the close described, and in combination, :i pair of end-posts; ootbrackets respectively pivoted upon the e1idpoets adopted in use to be extended :it right entries to the posts7 and when not in uee to be `folded ovei upon the posts; liookfooimeetioiis for suppoiting the brackets when eX- tended ot right ongles to the posts; and hook-connections for holding the brackets when folded over upon the posts.

d. in e deviee of the class described, und in eomliiiiotioii, e, top-slielfg means for supporting the same; e eWing-shelfg and e pluot' Sets of hooks of difei'ent lengths connectedwith seid swingelielt and severelly eiigogeable with smid top-Shelf, whereby seid Swingehelf can be suspended 'from said top-shelf at dierent distances below the some 'by one set or another oit said hooks, ntereliangeebly,

in testimony whereof, lieve hereunto set my hond this 29th doy of June, 1911.

JAMES H. BURNS,

ilitnesses:

R. A. LEDUG, J. E. DoNeeAoH.' 

